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New Leadership, New Rules, and Changes for Texas Appraisers: TALCB August Meeting

The Texas Appraiser Licensing and Certification Board (TALCB) met on August 8, 2025, with a new chair, two new members, and a new vice chair. Packed into their agenda were committee appointments, legislative updates, adopted and proposed rule changes, and a federal requirement that takes effect soon for all appraisers and appraiser applicants.

Qualifying Education Requirements

The Board may accept a course of study to satisfy pre-licensing education requirements for certification or licensing established by the Act or by the rules if the Board has determined that the course is related to real estate appraisal and was offered by an accredited college or university, or was approved by the Appraiser Qualification Board under its course approval process as a qualifying education course.

Fingerprint Requirements

Effective January 1, 2017, any person applying for a license or renewing a license on active or inactive status with TALCB must provide fingerprints for a criminal history check. The fingerprint process is easy and can be done in a few short steps. Once fingerprints are on file for TALCB or TREC, a license holder will not need to submit fingerprints again for any future renewals.